People · United States
Karl Chan
3×3 · top 5.8% of 285,895 all-time · competing since September 2026 · 2026CHAN59
Karl Chan has been competing for 1 month. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.39, set at Benicia Open II 2026, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 285,895 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,258th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 1 competition since September 2026, he has put 25 official solves on the record across four events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.39 | 11.84 | top 5.8% | 3,258 / 60,157 | |
| 2×2 | 3.32 | 6.58 | top 18.1% | 7,116 / 41,281 | |
| 4×4 | 47.63 | 53.75 | top 21.7% | 3,311 / 19,207 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.68 | 14.83 | top 71.2% | 21,267 / 28,966 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The story so far
- 12 Sep 2026First competition: Benicia Open II 2026. A 9.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Benicia Open II 2026 · 12 Sep 2026
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Matthew Macwan — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Samuel Farr — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Azad Sandhu — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,987 people have one; it is 1.39 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,749 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.